Xiaomi Redmi Note 2: inexpensive, but powerful 5.5-inch smartphone

Recently the company Xiaomi held a presentation during which introduced a new version of the shell MIUI 7 for Android and interesting smartphone Redmi Note 2.

The smartphone Redmi Note 2 is available in two versions: Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 and Redmi Note 2 Prime, which will be different internal memory and processor speed.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 2, as well as the original Xiaomi Redmi Note, equipped with a 5.5-inch screen and resolution – 1920×1080. The display has a mode to optimize viewing in direct sunlight as Xiaomi Mi4i, and at the same time at night can reduce the brightness to 1cd / m², allowing comfortable reading in low-light room.

The device has an 8-core processor MediaTek Helio X10. It is the most powerful chip in the line of MediaTek. The frequency of the processor in the model with 16 GB of memory is 2 GHz, 32 GB – 2.2 GHz.

It should be noted that the latest flagship HTC One M9 + is equipped with the same processor, while it costs almost four times more expensive Redmi Note 2, as well as the latest flagship smartphone Meizu MX5, which price is about twice as expensive.

The main camera Redmi Note 2 has a resolution of 13 megapixels with sensor Samsung CMOS F2.2. The camera has faster autofocus than most phones from other brands. Xiaomi claims that the camera focuses in less than 0.1 seconds, while the other modern smartphones with 0.3 seconds.

The front camera has a 5-megapixel sensor Omnivision. MIUI 7 offers a set of features for editing photos from the front of the camera: smoothing the skin, photo editing, etc.

Redmi Note 2 supports two SIM-cards (standard Micro-SIM). LTE module is not provided (only 2G / 3G), but the smartphone has an IR port that lets you use the device as a remote control to a TV, air conditioning, sound system and so on.

As we mentioned earlier Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 running Android with the shell of the new version – MIUI 7. The seventh version of MIUI improved performance, reduced power consumption mode, and added a children’s facial recognition feature to the camera. In addition, the shell has a new function Mi Roaming. In fact, it is a virtual SIM-card, with which you can use a single rate mobile data.

Smartphone is already on sale in China, and you can pre-order the smartphone Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 at online store GearBest. The price of the model with 16 GB of internal memory and a processor speed of 2 GHz is $ 168.85, while the price of the model with 32 GB of memory and processor speed of 2.2 GHz is $ 183.99.